Wienerschnitzel burglary, steakhouse carjacking and a wild pursuit

Suspected burglar and carjacker is arrested after a pursuit that started in Lakewood and led to South El Monte.

What do you get when you mix a burglary at a Wienerschnitzel and a carjacking at a steakhouse? Thursday morning's bizarre caper, which included, between restaurants, a high-speed pursuit with L.A. County sheriff's deputies in East Los Angeles.

It all began about 1:40 a.m. when a deputy saw a man burglarizing the fast-food hot dog chain in Lakewood, and then jump into a car and take off. The man nearly hit the deputy, who was on foot and tried to stop the man from escaping.

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The man sped through East L.A. streets at speeds of up to 70 mph, said Sgt. Oscar Butao. He was driving so dangerously that deputies backed off and let a sheriff's helicopter watch from above.

Then, in City of Commerce, the man carjacked a woman in the parking lot of Steven's Steak & Seafood House and took off in her car.

In all, the man led police through nearly a dozen cities, including Artesia, Pico Rivera, Downey and Lynwood.

California Highway Patrol officers disabled the man's car in El Monte and took him into custody about 2:30 a.m. He was unarmed and didn't have any cash from the initial burglary, authorities said.

The man, whose identity was not released, was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, burglary and felony evading arrest.